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KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron K10 V2

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Athena 1800

Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.

Get the

Keychron K10 V2

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

KBDFans Athena 1800

Keychron K10 V2

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Split Backspace

    Standard

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Plate Mount, Tray Mount

  • Display

    LED, LCD

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Athena 1800
  • Keychron K10 V2
Performance
68
81
Build quality
79
88
Productivity
68
95
Customizability
82
96
Portability
43
53

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron K10 V2 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

19 of 27 specs differ

KBDFans Athena 1800

Keychron K10 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Standard

Display

LED, LCD
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, Brass, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate, Steel
Aluminum, Steel

Keycaps

PBT
PBT, PC

Weight

3,000 g
1,160 g

Dimensions

—
39 x 440 x 129 mm

Typing angle

9°
11°, 4°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

VIAL

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

KBDFans Athena 1800

  • KBDfans

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

  • MonacoKeys

    ISO

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Keychron K10 V2

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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